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package org.internna.iwebjtracker.project.validation;

import org.internna.iwebjtracker.project.model.IWebJTrackerUser;
import org.internna.iwebjtracker.project.model.Module;
import org.internna.iwebjtracker.project.model.Project;
import org.internna.iwebjtracker.project.model.Project.ProjectType;
import org.internna.iwebjtracker.project.model.Version;
import org.internna.iwebjtracker.server.connection.ConnectionDetails;
import org.internna.iwebjtracker.server.scm.SourceControlManagementServer;
import org.internna.iwebjtracker.server.scm.model.ItemInfo;

/**
 * A validator for projects of a given type.
 *
 * @author Jose Noheda
 * @since 1.0
 */
public interface ProjectTypeValidator<C extends ConnectionDetails, M extends Module<P, M>, V extends Version<U, P, V>, U extends IWebJTrackerUser, P extends Project<C, M, V, U, P>, I extends ItemInfo<C, M, V, U, P>> {

    /**
     * Checks if this type of project can be validated by this class.
     *
     * @param type any project type
     * @return true if this validator can handle this type of project
     */
    boolean accept(ProjectType type);

    /**
     * Checks if the project is valid.
     *
     * @return the error (i18n) key or null/empty string if successful
     */
    Errors validateProject(SourceControlManagementServer<?, C, M, V, U, P, I> server, P project);

}
